Today we had a great discussion about Plato's Allegory of the Cave.
We began by getting into small groups and thinking about the following:
Figure
out what each of the following details refer to (keep notes in your binder):–The
cave–Shackles/bonds/fetters–Shadows–Fire–“artifacts”–The
light above (the sun)–“the
things themselves”
–Persons who leave the cave–Persons who return to the cave
–Persons who leave the cave–Persons who return to the cave
REMEMBER: allegory is not symbolism! Plato is using this allegory to talk about philosophy and education--the important, the difficulty and the dangers. Each of these allegorical components add to the meaning and enhance our ability to understand Plato's regard for philosophers.
NO HOMEWORK :)
